Ding Guihua was brought back to her senses by her son's voice. Was the person in front of her still the same Xu Qing who was so unyielding that he wouldn't even fart after being hit three times?
The changes are truly remarkable. She speaks confidently with customers, a gentle smile on her face, and her clothes are brand new.
Ding Guihua gritted her teeth in hatred. Why was she able to live so well even after being divorced?
Ever since Xu Qing and her good-for-nothing husband were divorced and left the Shi family, all the housework has fallen on her shoulders.
She's a heroine of the Shi family, having given birth to so many sons! Why should she still have to work?
Not only does her mother-in-law not understand her at all, but she also often orders her around, and she had a particularly bad time recently.
The wooden planks in the latrine had somehow disappeared, and she and that old geezer had both fallen in. The old geezer hadn't died, but he was paralyzed.
Every day, after doing all the work, he still has to take care of that old geezer. How come Xu Qing can live such an easy life?
Ding Guihua's eyes lit up, and an idea came to her. She led her eldest son to Xu Qing's stall.
"Sister-in-law, get me a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and a jelly."
Xu Qing looked up and saw Ding Guihua. She felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten shit. She corrected her, "I am not your sister-in-law."
Ding Guihua said, hurt, "Although my second brother divorced you, I have always regarded you as my sister-in-law. I only recognize you as my sister-in-law."
I know your family is struggling financially and you have to set up a stall to do some small business. I came specifically to support your business, how could you treat me like this?
"So, are you going to eat here or take it away?"
Ding Guihua raised her head like a proud peacock: "Take it to go."
Xu Qing was too lazy to argue with this kind of person. She handed over the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and jelly: "Thank you for your patronage. It'll be 10 coins in total."
Ding Guihua immediately bristled, pointing her finger at Xu Qing's nose and roaring:
"I was just trying to be nice to your business, but you shameless scoundrel, how come you charged me an extra coin when it was clearly 9 coins?"
Is this how you do business? Charging money to people who haven't even bought anything before? Everyone, come look! What a swindler!
Ding Guihua was just looking for trouble with Xu Qing, but unexpectedly, this woman delivered herself to her doorstep. Let's see how she does business now.
She waited to see the people around her criticize Xu Qing, and she felt better knowing that Xu Qing had these unsold items stuck in her hands.
Contrary to her expectations, the customers around her were looking at her with strange eyes.
Ding Guihua couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at the crowd, "What are you looking at me for? This woman is bullying people and raising prices randomly. Why are you buying her stuff?"
"What? You've taken a fancy to this girl? Could it be that you two have some kind of shady relationship?"
"Snapped."
Xu Qing, unable to bear it any longer, slapped him across the face.
"Your breath stinks, did you eat shit before you left the house?"
Ding Guihua covered her face and stared intently at Xu Qing: "How dare you hit me? You good-for-nothing who can't even give birth to a son! You take money recklessly and dare to hit people! I'm going to report you to the authorities! You just wait."
The onlookers couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for Xu Qing, saying, "You said yourself that you wanted to take it away. We all heard that. The oil paper used for packing costs one coin anyway."
"Yeah, you're just being unreasonable and even swearing. You're not deliberately causing trouble, are you?"
Ding Guihua stared in astonishment as everyone pointed fingers at her, while her eldest son didn't even glance at her, continuing to eat his roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and jelly on the side.
After finishing eating, he wiped his mouth and said to Xu Qing, "You good-for-nothing, give me two more, I want to eat more."
Xu Qing, with a long face, waved his hand and said, "If you want to eat, pay up. And if you dare to yell again, I'll slap you too."
Ding Guihua grabbed her eldest son and fled in panic, muttering to herself, "Xu Qing, you just wait, I won't let you get away with this."
Xu Qing didn't take the incident to heart. The jelly was selling exceptionally well, even faster than the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and it wasn't difficult to make. Xu Qing decided to make more tomorrow.
After closing up shop, she took Ms. Wen to a bookstore and sold 10 reams of Xuan paper.
Shopkeeper Wu asked her warmly if she had any other good things to sell.
Xu Qing shook his head helplessly: "These were all gifts from my relatives. I've sold them all to you, and there aren't any more."
This money is only meant to be made once; how can it be sold long-term? She doesn't have a factory to produce it. How can she explain it if she gets caught?
Ignoring Manager Wu's disappointed expression, Xu Qing took Madam Wen home.
She thought about rice diseases all night and came up with some ideas. She plans to conduct experiments when she gets back today.
In the past, there were green agricultural products that were grown without pesticides. When diseases occurred, farmers would boil Chinese medicine and spray the affected products, which was very effective.
She heard that boiling wolfsbane, artemisia capillaris, and wormwood together could treat rice blast disease.
She recognized Artemisia capillaris and Artemisia argyi, but she didn't know what wolfsbane looked like or the proportions of these herbs.
Back home, Xu Baobao and Xu Zhenzhen were already peeling the aiyu jelly, and the two girls had picked a whole basket full.
Xu Qing took out the snacks she had bought for the children and told them to eat them before they started working. She would buy snacks for the children every time she came back from town.
Xu Gong was stacking firewood when Xu Qing stepped forward and said, "Second Brother, take me to Qianjia Village. I need to see Doctor Qian."
Xu Gong dropped the firewood in his hand and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Little sister, are you feeling unwell? I'll take you there right away."
Seeing her anxious and agitated second brother, Xu Qing explained, "I'm fine. I just don't recognize one of the medicinal herbs and wanted to ask Doctor Qian about it. We can go slowly."
Xu Gong still looked Xu Qing up and down, and only when he saw that she didn't seem to be lying did he feel relieved.
The two rode in an oxcart towards Qianjia Village.
……
After Ding Guihua returned to the Shi family home, she ran to her mother-in-law's room.
Since Ding became paralyzed, her temper has become increasingly eccentric, and none of the men in the family are willing to visit her.
The room smelled terrible. Ding Guihua covered her nose and forced herself to go in: "Mother..."
As soon as she called out, Ding scolded her harshly: "You slut, you still know how to come back? Quickly help me to the toilet. All you do is shirk your responsibilities all day long. Be careful, or I'll have the eldest son divorce you."
Ding Guihua had no words to express her suffering, and she hated Xu Qing even more. Resigned, she helped Ding Shi to the toilet. Afterwards, she diligently massaged Ding Shi's legs.
"Mom, it's because your eldest grandson hasn't been to town in a long time and wants to go for a visit."
She still doted on her eldest grandson, the only one who would still act spoiled towards her since she fell ill, and her expression softened.
"Buy whatever the big dog wants to eat. Save some money for yourself so the child won't suffer."
Ding Guihua felt smug and continued working with her hands, saying, "Mother, do you know who I saw in town?"
I saw Xu Qing, that money-losing girl. She runs a business in town, selling roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and jelly. The roujiamo costs 6 yuan each, and the jelly costs 3 yuan each. Her business is booming.
Mother, although she can't give birth to a son, she can earn money now. Why don't we let my second brother coax her back, and then she can bring the little money-loser back with her?
With multiple women at home to serve you and do the chores, I'm all alone now, and sometimes I inevitably can't take care of you.
"And also, her food is really delicious. Your eldest grandson loves it. I bought him one today, and after he finished it, I asked his aunt for another one. Not only did she refuse, but she also hit him."
After Ding Guihua's enthusiastic persuasion, Ding was deeply moved.
Calling her a money-losing brat is no exaggeration; she doesn't know how to use her skills at her husband's house, only how to support her own family.
These should all belong to her old Shi family!
“Go, your second brother is back, he must come to see me.”
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